PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rashad Patrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cesa Lapanie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cesa Lapanie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Patrick
vs
Lapanie

158 cm
19
214 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

205 cm
18
207 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rashad Patrick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cesa Lapanie!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Daniel Blasius and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lapanie misses with a hook

and Patrick counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Patrick.

Lapanie kicks Patrick off and gets to his feet.
Patrick lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Patrick gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Lapanie to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Patrick trying to control the position.
Patrick really is a fat lump.
Patrick keeping moving, preventing Lapanie from controlling successfully.
Lapanie sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Lapanie is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lapanie gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Lapanie will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Patrick seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Lapanie scores with a head kick.
Cesa Lapanie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lapanie thows a body kick. Patrick tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Lapanie misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
As Lapanie looks to move away, Patrick throws a big counter combo bu Lapanie just gets out of the way.
That kick from Patrick tenderised Lapanie's leg. Lapanie is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lapanie lands with a slapping head kick.
Patrick misses with a double jab
and Lapanie counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lapanie is trying hard to land a takedown here. Patrick sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Rashad Patrick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cesa Lapanie.
Lapanie shoots in and drives through. Patrick sprawls well.
Patrick feinted with a counter takedown.

Lapanie gets a double leg takedown into Patrick's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lapanie showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Lapanie working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Patrick is working an open guard so Lapanie takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Patrick is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Lapanie's half guard.

Lapanie has one foot on Patrick's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Lapanie or perhaps it was just good defense by Patrick, which made it look bad.
Patrick tries to clinch but Lapanie is having none of it.
Lapanie fails with a takedown attempt.

Patrick feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Lapanie is wriggling around but Patrick manages to pass to half guard.

Patrick stands up from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Patrick closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Lapanie to the mat! Lapanie manages to get full guard.

Lapanie pushes Patrick off and gets back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lapanie avoids the head kick by Patrick.
Patrick is breathing heavily.

Lapanie moves into the clinch successfully.
Patrick is trying to break the clinch but Lapanie has him pressed against the cage.
Lapanie is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Patrick is defending well.
Patrick wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lapanie has him pressed against the cage.
Lapanie controlling the action here for a moment.
Lapanie tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cesa Lapanie dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Nice sprawl there from Lapanie as Patrick shoots in.
Patrick shoots in for a takedown but Lapanie shows good takedown defense.
Lapanie tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Lapanie fails in his attempt to clinch.
Patrick appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Patrick lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lapanie has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lapanie and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A head kick misses from Patrick.
Nice sprawl there from Patrick as Lapanie shoots in.
Lapanie displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Patrick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rashad Patrick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patrick swats away the attempt to clinch by Lapanie.

Lapanie shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Patrick is trying to defend but Lapanie finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lapanie slows the pace down in half guard.
Patrick is trying to stand back up but Lapanie is controlling him

Lapanie stands up out of the half guard.
Lapanie throws a head kick that misses.
Lapanie ducks under a wild hook from Patrick.
Lapanie tries to clinch there but Patrick circles away.
A head kick misses from Lapanie.
Patrick tries to counter with a takedown but Lapanie is quick to defend against it.
Patrick shoots in for a takedown but Lapanie shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lapanie throws a head kick that half lands.

It looks like Rashad Patrick has been cut.
Rashad Patrick is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Patrick displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lapanie.
It looked like Patrick wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lapanie misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lapanie shoots for a takedown but Patrick saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Patrick appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Lapanie scores with a decent looking hook.
Cesa Lapanie seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Patrick fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lapanie throws a fast counter high kick but Patrick manages to duck under it in time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Patrick tries a head kick but it misses.
Patrick takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lapanie shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Patrick sprawls well. Patrick wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lapanie gets slowly back to his feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Patrick.

Lapanie looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Lapanie lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Lapanie not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lapanie trying to control the position from guard on top but Patrick is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lapanie looking to pass the guard.
Lapanie is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Lapanie must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Patrick is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lapanie wants to control from the top but Patrick keeps moving.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cesa Lapanie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rashad Patrick's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Patrick shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Lapanie manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Lapanie manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Lapanie has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Patrick throws a sloppy head kick and Lapanie moves out of range easily.
Lapanie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Patrick.
Patrick circles away from the clinch attempt.

Lapanie closes the distance and clinches.
Lapanie tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Patrick smiles and moves away.
Lapanie shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Patrick counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

Patrick closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Lapanie to the mat! Lapanie manages to get full guard.

Lapanie has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Patrick is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lapanie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lapanie shoots in but Patrick avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rashad Patrick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cesa Lapanie.
Lapanie connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Patrick showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lapanie.
Lapanie throws out a loose jab but Patrick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lapanie stuffs the takedown attempt from Patrick. Patrick gets slowly back to his feet.
Lapanie swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patrick misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Patrick lands a head kick!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Patrick pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lapanie wants to counter the offense by Patrick and move into the clinch position.
Lapanie tries to clinch there but Patrick circles away.

Lapanie bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Patrick sneaks out the side door and pushes Lapanie away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lapanie throws a head kick that misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lapanie.
Lapanie walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Patrick checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patrick closes the distance and clinches up with Lapanie, looking for a takedown. Patrick pushes Lapanie against the cage but Lapanie circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lapanie is defended easily by Patrick.
Lapanie blocks a head kick by Patrick.

Lapanie has Patrick up against the cage in a clinch.
Lapanie lands an elbow inside that Patrick shrugs off.
Lapanie misses with a punch to the body.

Lapanie breaks the clinch.
Lapanie checks a leg kick.
Lapanie lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patrick throws a combination. Lapanie tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lapanie is defended easily by Patrick.

Lapanie moves into the clinch successfully.
Patrick wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Lapanie breaks the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Patrick. No joy for Lapanie on that attempt.
Rashad Patrick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cesa Lapanie is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Patrick tries to sprawl but Lapanie drives through with a takedown into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Cesa Lapanie.
I've got Lapanie winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cesa Lapanie!